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History Births on May 16

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History Births on May 16

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Omar Strong, American basketball player

#Omar_Strong

In 1990

Boyd Tinsley, American singer-songwriter and violinist

#Boyd_Tinsley

In 1964

Ivan Sutherland, American computer scientist and academic

#Ivan_Sutherland

In 1938

John Bulwer, British doctor (d. 1656)

#John_Bulwer

In 1606

Woody Herman, American singer, saxophonist, and clarinet player (d. 1987)

#Woody_Herman

In 1913

Billy Martin, American baseball player and coach (d. 1989)

#Billy_Martin

In 1928

Karl Lehmann, German cardinal (d. 2018)

#Karl_Lehmann

In 1936

Georg Bednorz, German physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate

#Georg_Bednorz

In 1950

John II of Cyprus, King of Cyprus and Armenia and also titular King of Jerusalem from 1432 to 1458 (probable; d. 1458)

#John_II_of_Cyprus

In 1418

David Boreanaz, American actor

#David_Boreanaz

In 1969

Ashley Wagner, American figure skater

#Ashley_Wagner

In 1991

Edmund Kirby Smith, American general (d. 1893)

#Edmund_Kirby_Smith

In 1824

Anthony St John, 22nd Baron St John of Bletso, English lawyer and businessman

#Anthony_St_John,_22nd_Baron_St_John_of_Bletso

In 1957

Janet Jackson, American singer-songwriter, producer, dancer, and actress

#Janet_Jackson

In 1966

Friedrich Rückert, German poet and translator (d. 1866)

#Friedrich_Rückert

In 1788

Helga Radtke, German long jumper

#Helga_Radtke

In 1962

Zvi Sliternik, Israeli entomologist and academic (d. 1994)

#Zvi_Sliternik

In 1897

Bob Tisdall, Irish hurdler (d. 2004)

#Bob_Tisdall

In 1907

Tanel Tammet, Estonian computer scientist, engineer, and academic

#Tanel_Tammet

In 1965

Mario Monicelli, Italian director and screenwriter (d. 2010)

#Mario_Monicelli

In 1915

Scott Nicholls, English motorcycle racer

#Scott_Nicholls

In 1978

Rick Rypien, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2011)

#Rick_Rypien

In 1984

John Salley, American basketball player and actor

#John_Salley

In 1964

Thomas Brodie-Sangster, English actor

#Thomas_Brodie-Sangster

In 1990

Emma Georgina Rothschild, English historian and academic

#Emma_Georgina_Rothschild

In 1948

Dawda Jawara, 1st President of the Gambia (d. 2019)

#Dawda_Jawara

In 1924

Studs Terkel, American historian and author (d. 2008)

#Studs_Terkel

In 1912

Olga Bergholz, Russian poet and author (d. 1975)

#Olga_Bergholz

In 1910

Aleksandr Ivanovich Laktionov, Russian painter and educator (d. 1972)

#Aleksandr_Ivanovich_Laktionov

In 1910

Desanka Maksimovi?, Serbian poet and academic (d. 1993)

#Desanka_Maksimovi?

In 1898

Yuri Shevchuk, Russian singer-songwriter and guitarist

#Yuri_Shevchuk

In 1957

Higashifushimi Kunihide, Japanese monk and educator (d. 2014)

#Higashifushimi_Kunihide

In 1910

Danny Trejo, American actor

#Danny_Trejo

In 1944

Enrico Fumia, Italian automobile and product designer

#Enrico_Fumia

In 1948

Robert Fripp, English guitarist, songwriter and producer

#Robert_Fripp

In 1946

Elizabeth Palmer Peabody, American educator who founded the first U.S. kindergarten (d. 1894)

#Elizabeth_Peabody

In 1804

Alfred Pellan, Canadian painter and educator (d. 1988)

#Alfred_Pellan

In 1906

Susan Williams, Baroness Williams of Trafford, British politician

#Susan_Williams,_Baroness_Williams_of_Trafford

In 1967

Wolfgang I of Oettingen, German count (d. 1522)

#Wolfgang_I_of_Oettingen

In 1455

Billy Cobham, Panamanian-American drummer, composer, and bandleader

#Billy_Cobham

In 1944

Nuria Llagostera Vives, Spanish tennis player

#Nuria_Llagostera_Vives

In 1980

Tony Kakko, Finnish musician, composer, and vocalist

#Tony_Kakko

In 1975

Thurman Thomas, American football player

#Thurman_Thomas

In 1966

Gordon Chalk, Australian politician, 30th Premier of Queensland (d. 1991)

#Gordon_Chalk

In 1913

Johannes Thingnes Bø, Norwegian biathlete

#Johannes_Thingnes_Bø

In 1993

Christian Califano, French rugby player

#Christian_Califano

In 1972

Tucker Carlson, American journalist, co-founded The Daily Caller

#Tucker_Carlson

In 1969

Kenneth O. Morgan, Welsh historian and author

#Kenneth_O._Morgan

In 1934

Krist Novoselic, American bass player, songwriter, author, and activist

#Krist_Novoselic

In 1965

Margaret Sullavan, American actress and singer (d. 1960)

#Margaret_Sullavan

In 1909

Dirk Nannes, Australian-Dutch cricketer

#Dirk_Nannes

In 1976

?ukasz Kubot, Polish tennis player

#?ukasz_Kubot

In 1982

Anja Mittag, German footballer

#Anja_Mittag

In 1985

Karol Mets, Estonian footballer

#Karol_Mets

In 1993

Danielle Spencer, Australian singer-songwriter and actress

#Danielle_Spencer_(Australian_actress)

In 1970

Arturo Uslar Pietri, Venezuelan lawyer, journalist, and author (d. 2001)

#Arturo_Uslar_Pietri

In 1906

Richard Page, American singer-songwriter and bass player

#Richard_Page_(musician)

In 1953

Darko Šarovi?, Serbian sprinter

#Darko_Šarovi?

In 1990

Martine Carol, French actress (d. 1967)

#Martine_Carol

In 1920

Tori Spelling, American actress, reality television personality, and author

#Tori_Spelling

In 1973

Andy Keogh, Irish footballer

#Andy_Keogh

In 1986

Phil Clarke, English rugby league player and sportscaster

#Phil_Clarke

In 1971

Pope Innocent XI (d. 1689)

#Pope_Innocent_XI

In 1611

Behati Prinsloo, Namibian model

#Behati_Prinsloo

In 1989

Dudley North, English economist and politician (d. 1691)

#Dudley_North_(economist)

In 1641

Amanda Carreras, Gibraltarian tennis player

#Amanda_Carreras

In 1990

Rachel Goswell, English singer-songwriter and guitarist

#Rachel_Goswell

In 1971

Dafydd Williams, Canadian physician and astronaut

#Dafydd_Williams

In 1954

Christian Lacroix, French fashion designer

#Christian_Lacroix

In 1951

Simeon Price, American golfer (d. 1945)

#Simeon_Price

In 1882

Debra Winger, American actress

#Debra_Winger

In 1955

Ramon Margalef, Spanish ecologist and biologist (d. 2004)

#Ramon_Margalef

In 1919

Pierre Cuypers, Dutch architect, designed the Amsterdam Centraal railway station and Rijksmuseum (d. 1921)

#Pierre_Cuypers

In 1827

Betty Carter, American singer-songwriter (d. 1998)

#Betty_Carter

In 1929

James C. Murray, American lawyer and politician (d. 1999)

#James_C._Murray

In 1917

Levi P. Morton, American banker and politician, 22nd United States Vice President (d. 1920)

#Levi_P._Morton

In 1824

Daniel Kerr, Australian footballer

#Daniel_Kerr

In 1983

Melanie Lynskey, New Zealand actress

#Melanie_Lynskey

In 1977

Tamara de Lempicka, Polish-American painter (d. 1980)

#Tamara_de_Lempicka

In 1898

Kenji Mizoguchi, Japanese director and screenwriter (d. 1956)

#Kenji_Mizoguchi

In 1898

Fred Conrad Koch, American biochemist and endocrinologist (d. 1948)

#Fred_Conrad_Koch

In 1876

Tomáš Fleischmann, Czech ice hockey player

#Tomáš_Fleischmann

In 1984

Royal Rife, American microbiologist and instrument maker (d. 1971)

#Royal_Rife

In 1888

Pierre Gilliard, Swiss author and academic (d. 1962)

#Pierre_Gilliard

In 1879

Louisa Chirico, American tennis player

#Louisa_Chirico

In 1996

Celâl Bayar, Turkish politician, 3rd President of Turkey (d. 1986)

#Celâl_Bayar

In 1883

Rick Reuschel, American baseball player

#Rick_Reuschel

In 1949

Hazel O'Connor, English-born Irish singer-songwriter and actress

#Hazel_O'Connor

In 1955

Jack Morris, American baseball player and sportscaster

#Jack_Morris

In 1955

Johann Voldemar Jannsen, Estonian journalist and poet (d. 1890)

#Johann_Voldemar_Jannsen

In 1819

Pierce Brosnan, Irish-American actor and producer

#Pierce_Brosnan

In 1953

Jensen Lewis, American baseball player

#Jensen_Lewis

In 1984

Bruce Coville, American author

#Bruce_Coville

In 1950

Milton Jones, English comedian, actor, and screenwriter

#Milton_Jones

In 1964

Stuart Bell, English lawyer and politician (d. 2012)

#Stuart_Bell

In 1938

Benjamin Mancroft, 3rd Baron Mancroft, English politician

#Benjamin_Mancroft,_3rd_Baron_Mancroft

In 1957

Marco Aurelio Denegri, Peruvian television host and sexologist (d. 2018)

#Marco_Aurelio_Denegri

In 1938

Nancy Roman, American astronomer (d. 2018)

#Nancy_Roman

In 1925

Jeff Skinner, Canadian ice hockey player

#Jeff_Skinner

In 1992

Grigor Dimitrov, Bulgarian tennis player

#Grigor_Dimitrov

In 1991

Kirstin Maldonado, American singer and songwriter

#Kirstin_Maldonado

In 1992

Yvonne Craig, American ballet dancer and actress (d. 2015)

#Yvonne_Craig

In 1937

Henry Fonda, American actor (d. 1982)

#Henry_Fonda

In 1905

Adrienne Rich, American poet, essayist, and feminist (d. 2012)

#Adrienne_Rich

In 1929

Kevin McDonald, Canadian actor and screenwriter

#Kevin_McDonald

In 1961

Vujadin Boškov, Serbian footballer, coach, and manager (d. 2014)

#Vujadin_Boškov

In 1931

Wilf Mannion, English footballer and manager (d. 2000)

#Wilf_Mannion

In 1918

Martynas Gecevi?ius, Lithuanian basketball player

#Martynas_Gecevi?ius

In 1988

Peter Underwood, English parapsychologist and author (d. 2014)

#Peter_Underwood_(parapsychologist)

In 1923

Nílton Santos, Brazilian footballer (d. 2013)

#Nílton_Santos

In 1925

Ephraim Katzir, Israeli biophysicist and politician, 4th President of Israel (d. 2009)

#Ephraim_Katzir

In 1916

Dan Coats, American politician and diplomat, 29th United States Ambassador to Germany

#Dan_Coats

In 1943

Mare Winningham, American actress and singer-songwriter

#Mare_Winningham

In 1959

Pafnuty Chebyshev, Russian mathematician and statistician (d. 1894)

#Pafnuty_Chebyshev

In 1821

Ernie McCormick, Australian cricketer (d. 1991)

#Ernie_McCormick

In 1906

Gabriela Sabatini, Argentinian tennis player

#Gabriela_Sabatini

In 1970

Jonathan Richman, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

#Jonathan_Richman

In 1951

Darío Cvitanich, Argentinian footballer

#Darío_Cvitanich

In 1984

Emilíana Torrini, Icelandic singer-songwriter

#Emilíana_Torrini

In 1977

Rachel Griffith, Anglo-American economist

#Rachel_Griffith

In 1963

John Conyers, American lawyer and politician

#John_Conyers

In 1929

Megan Fox, American actress

#Megan_Fox

In 1986

Laura Pausini, Italian singer-songwriter and producer

#Laura_Pausini

In 1974

David Edward Hughes, Welsh-American physicist, co-invented the microphone (d. 1900)

#David_Edward_Hughes

In 1831

Friedrich Gulda, Austrian pianist and composer (d. 2000)

#Friedrich_Gulda

In 1930

Sonny Sandoval, American singer-songwriter and rapper

#Sonny_Sandoval

In 1974

Doug Brocail, American baseball player and coach

#Doug_Brocail

In 1967

Olga Korbut, Soviet gymnast

#Olga_Korbut

In 1955

Louis Nicolas Vauquelin, French pharmacist and chemist (d. 1829)

#Louis_Nicolas_Vauquelin

In 1763

Jimmy Hood, Scottish engineer and politician (d. 2017)

#Jimmy_Hood

In 1962

Joey Graceffa, American internet celebrity

#Joey_Graceffa

In 1991

Liberace, American pianist and entertainer (d. 1987)

#Liberace

In 1919

Corey Perry, Canadian ice hockey player

#Corey_Perry

In 1985

Kyle Wellwood, Canadian ice hockey player

#Kyle_Wellwood

In 1983

Ralph Tresvant, American singer and producer

#Ralph_Tresvant

In 1968

Joan Benoit, American runner

#Joan_Benoit

In 1957

Juan Rulfo, Mexican author and photographer (d. 1986)

#Juan_Rulfo

In 1917

Kitanoumi Toshimitsu, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 55th Yokozuna (d. 2015)

#Kitanoumi_Toshimitsu

In 1953

Luigi Villoresi, Italian race car driver (d. 1997)

#Luigi_Villoresi

In 1909

Tom Onslow-Cole, English race car driver

#Tom_Onslow-Cole

In 1987

William H. Seward, American lawyer and politician, 24th United States Secretary of State (d. 1872)

#William_H._Seward

In 1801

Kay Andrews, Baroness Andrews, English politician

#Kay_Andrews,_Baroness_Andrews

In 1943

Maria Gaetana Agnesi, Italian mathematician and philosopher (d. 1799)

#Maria_Gaetana_Agnesi

In 1718

Elizabeth Ralston, Australian footballer

In 1995

Jaak Põldma, Estonian tennis player

In 1988

Jesús Castillo, Mexican footballer

In 1988

Shamcey Supsup, Filipino model and architect

In 1986

Rodrigo Peters Marques, Brazilian footballer

In 1985

Ricardo Costa, Portuguese footballer

In 1981

Lionel Scaloni, Argentinian footballer

In 1978

Matthew Hart, New Zealand cricketer

In 1972

Steve Lewis, American sprinter

In 1969

Scott Reeves, American singer-songwriter and actor

In 1966

David Wilkinson, English theologian and academic

In 1963

Charles Wright, American wrestler

In 1961

S. Shanmuganathan, Sri Lankan commander and politician (d. 1998)

In 1960

Landon Deireragea, Nauruan politician, Nauruan Speaker of Parliament

In 1960

Mitch Webster, American baseball player

In 1959

Bob Suter, American ice hockey player and coach (d. 2014)

In 1957

Páidí Ó Sé, Irish footballer and manager (d. 2012)

In 1955

Stephen Woolman, Lord Woolman, Scottish judge and academic

In 1953

David Maclean, Scottish politician

In 1953

Peter Onorati, American actor

In 1953

James Herndon, American psychologist and academic

In 1952

Janet Soskice, Canadian philosopher and theologian

In 1951

Ray Condo, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2004)

In 1950

Staf Van Roosbroeck, Belgian cyclist

In 1948

Judy Finnigan, English talk show host and author

In 1948

Jesper Christensen, Danish actor, director, and producer

In 1948

Roch Thériault, Canadian religious leader (d. 2011)

In 1947

Darrell Sweet, Scottish drummer (d. 1999)

In 1947

John Law, English sociologist and academic

In 1946

Antal Nagy, Hungarian footballer

In 1944

David Penry-Davey, English lawyer and judge

In 1942

Denis Hart, Australian archbishop

In 1941

Floyd Smith, Canadian ice hockey player and coach

In 1935

Antony Walker, English general

In 1934

Lowell P. Weicker, Jr., American soldier and politician, 85th Governor of Connecticut

In 1931

K. Natwar Singh, Indian scholar and politician, Indian Minister of External Affairs

In 1931

Hana Brady, Jewish-Czech Holocaust victim (d.1944)

In 1931

Claude Morin, Canadian academic and politician

In 1929

Ola Vincent, Nigerian banker and economist (d. 2012)

In 1925

Merton Miller, American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2000)

In 1923

Victoria Fromkin, American linguist and academic (d. 2000)

In 1923

Harry Carey, Jr., American actor, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2012)

In 1921

Ben Kuroki, American sergeant and pilot (d. 2015)

In 1917

Edward T. Hall, American anthropologist and author (d. 2009)

In 1914

Margret Rey, German author and illustrator (d. 1996)

In 1906

Charles F. Brannock, American inventor and manufacturer (d. 1992)

In 1903

Walter Yust, American journalist and writer (d. 1960)

In 1894

Edith Grace White, American ichthyologist (d. 1975)

In 1890

Margaret Fountaine lepidopterist and diarist (d.1940)

In 1862

William Talbot, 1st Earl Talbot, English politician, Lord Steward of the Household (d. 1782)

In 1710

Anna Sibylle of Hanau-Lichtenberg, German noblewoman (d. 1580)

In 1542

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History Births on May 16

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Omar Strong, American basketball player

#Omar_Strong

In 1990

Boyd Tinsley, American singer-songwriter and violinist

#Boyd_Tinsley

In 1964

Ivan Sutherland, American computer scientist and academic

#Ivan_Sutherland

In 1938

John Bulwer, British doctor (d. 1656)

#John_Bulwer

In 1606

Woody Herman, American singer, saxophonist, and clarinet player (d. 1987)

#Woody_Herman

In 1913

Billy Martin, American baseball player and coach (d. 1989)

#Billy_Martin

In 1928

Karl Lehmann, German cardinal (d. 2018)

#Karl_Lehmann

In 1936

Georg Bednorz, German physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate

#Georg_Bednorz

In 1950

John II of Cyprus, King of Cyprus and Armenia and also titular King of Jerusalem from 1432 to 1458 (probable; d. 1458)

#John_II_of_Cyprus

In 1418

David Boreanaz, American actor

#David_Boreanaz

In 1969

Ashley Wagner, American figure skater

#Ashley_Wagner

In 1991

Edmund Kirby Smith, American general (d. 1893)

#Edmund_Kirby_Smith

In 1824

Anthony St John, 22nd Baron St John of Bletso, English lawyer and businessman

#Anthony_St_John,_22nd_Baron_St_John_of_Bletso

In 1957

Janet Jackson, American singer-songwriter, producer, dancer, and actress

#Janet_Jackson

In 1966

Friedrich Rückert, German poet and translator (d. 1866)

#Friedrich_Rückert

In 1788

Helga Radtke, German long jumper

#Helga_Radtke

In 1962

Zvi Sliternik, Israeli entomologist and academic (d. 1994)

#Zvi_Sliternik

In 1897

Bob Tisdall, Irish hurdler (d. 2004)

#Bob_Tisdall

In 1907

Tanel Tammet, Estonian computer scientist, engineer, and academic

#Tanel_Tammet

In 1965

Mario Monicelli, Italian director and screenwriter (d. 2010)

#Mario_Monicelli

In 1915

Scott Nicholls, English motorcycle racer

#Scott_Nicholls

In 1978

Rick Rypien, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2011)

#Rick_Rypien

In 1984

John Salley, American basketball player and actor

#John_Salley

In 1964

Thomas Brodie-Sangster, English actor

#Thomas_Brodie-Sangster

In 1990

Emma Georgina Rothschild, English historian and academic

#Emma_Georgina_Rothschild

In 1948

Dawda Jawara, 1st President of the Gambia (d. 2019)

#Dawda_Jawara

In 1924

Studs Terkel, American historian and author (d. 2008)

#Studs_Terkel

In 1912

Olga Bergholz, Russian poet and author (d. 1975)

#Olga_Bergholz

In 1910

Aleksandr Ivanovich Laktionov, Russian painter and educator (d. 1972)

#Aleksandr_Ivanovich_Laktionov

In 1910

Desanka Maksimovi?, Serbian poet and academic (d. 1993)

#Desanka_Maksimovi?

In 1898

Yuri Shevchuk, Russian singer-songwriter and guitarist

#Yuri_Shevchuk

In 1957

Higashifushimi Kunihide, Japanese monk and educator (d. 2014)

#Higashifushimi_Kunihide

In 1910

Danny Trejo, American actor

#Danny_Trejo

In 1944

Enrico Fumia, Italian automobile and product designer

#Enrico_Fumia

In 1948

Robert Fripp, English guitarist, songwriter and producer

#Robert_Fripp

In 1946

Elizabeth Palmer Peabody, American educator who founded the first U.S. kindergarten (d. 1894)

#Elizabeth_Peabody

In 1804

Alfred Pellan, Canadian painter and educator (d. 1988)

#Alfred_Pellan

In 1906

Susan Williams, Baroness Williams of Trafford, British politician

#Susan_Williams,_Baroness_Williams_of_Trafford

In 1967

Wolfgang I of Oettingen, German count (d. 1522)

#Wolfgang_I_of_Oettingen

In 1455

Billy Cobham, Panamanian-American drummer, composer, and bandleader

#Billy_Cobham

In 1944

Nuria Llagostera Vives, Spanish tennis player

#Nuria_Llagostera_Vives

In 1980

Tony Kakko, Finnish musician, composer, and vocalist

#Tony_Kakko

In 1975

Thurman Thomas, American football player

#Thurman_Thomas

In 1966

Gordon Chalk, Australian politician, 30th Premier of Queensland (d. 1991)

#Gordon_Chalk

In 1913

Johannes Thingnes Bø, Norwegian biathlete

#Johannes_Thingnes_Bø

In 1993

Christian Califano, French rugby player

#Christian_Califano

In 1972

Tucker Carlson, American journalist, co-founded The Daily Caller

#Tucker_Carlson

In 1969

Kenneth O. Morgan, Welsh historian and author

#Kenneth_O._Morgan

In 1934

Krist Novoselic, American bass player, songwriter, author, and activist

#Krist_Novoselic

In 1965

Margaret Sullavan, American actress and singer (d. 1960)

#Margaret_Sullavan

In 1909

Dirk Nannes, Australian-Dutch cricketer

#Dirk_Nannes

In 1976

?ukasz Kubot, Polish tennis player

#?ukasz_Kubot

In 1982

Anja Mittag, German footballer

#Anja_Mittag

In 1985

Karol Mets, Estonian footballer

#Karol_Mets

In 1993

Danielle Spencer, Australian singer-songwriter and actress

#Danielle_Spencer_(Australian_actress)

In 1970

Arturo Uslar Pietri, Venezuelan lawyer, journalist, and author (d. 2001)

#Arturo_Uslar_Pietri

In 1906

Richard Page, American singer-songwriter and bass player

#Richard_Page_(musician)

In 1953

Darko Šarovi?, Serbian sprinter

#Darko_Šarovi?

In 1990

Martine Carol, French actress (d. 1967)

#Martine_Carol

In 1920

Tori Spelling, American actress, reality television personality, and author

#Tori_Spelling

In 1973

Andy Keogh, Irish footballer

#Andy_Keogh

In 1986

Phil Clarke, English rugby league player and sportscaster

#Phil_Clarke

In 1971

Pope Innocent XI (d. 1689)

#Pope_Innocent_XI

In 1611

Behati Prinsloo, Namibian model

#Behati_Prinsloo

In 1989

Dudley North, English economist and politician (d. 1691)

#Dudley_North_(economist)

In 1641

Amanda Carreras, Gibraltarian tennis player

#Amanda_Carreras

In 1990

Rachel Goswell, English singer-songwriter and guitarist

#Rachel_Goswell

In 1971

Dafydd Williams, Canadian physician and astronaut

#Dafydd_Williams

In 1954

Christian Lacroix, French fashion designer

#Christian_Lacroix

In 1951

Simeon Price, American golfer (d. 1945)

#Simeon_Price

In 1882

Debra Winger, American actress

#Debra_Winger

In 1955

Ramon Margalef, Spanish ecologist and biologist (d. 2004)

#Ramon_Margalef

In 1919

Pierre Cuypers, Dutch architect, designed the Amsterdam Centraal railway station and Rijksmuseum (d. 1921)

#Pierre_Cuypers

In 1827

Betty Carter, American singer-songwriter (d. 1998)

#Betty_Carter

In 1929

James C. Murray, American lawyer and politician (d. 1999)

#James_C._Murray

In 1917

Levi P. Morton, American banker and politician, 22nd United States Vice President (d. 1920)

#Levi_P._Morton

In 1824

Daniel Kerr, Australian footballer

#Daniel_Kerr

In 1983

Melanie Lynskey, New Zealand actress

#Melanie_Lynskey

In 1977

Tamara de Lempicka, Polish-American painter (d. 1980)

#Tamara_de_Lempicka

In 1898

Kenji Mizoguchi, Japanese director and screenwriter (d. 1956)

#Kenji_Mizoguchi

In 1898

Fred Conrad Koch, American biochemist and endocrinologist (d. 1948)

#Fred_Conrad_Koch

In 1876

Tomáš Fleischmann, Czech ice hockey player

#Tomáš_Fleischmann

In 1984

Royal Rife, American microbiologist and instrument maker (d. 1971)

#Royal_Rife

In 1888

Pierre Gilliard, Swiss author and academic (d. 1962)

#Pierre_Gilliard

In 1879

Louisa Chirico, American tennis player

#Louisa_Chirico

In 1996

Celâl Bayar, Turkish politician, 3rd President of Turkey (d. 1986)

#Celâl_Bayar

In 1883

Rick Reuschel, American baseball player

#Rick_Reuschel

In 1949

Hazel O'Connor, English-born Irish singer-songwriter and actress

#Hazel_O'Connor

In 1955

Jack Morris, American baseball player and sportscaster

#Jack_Morris

In 1955

Johann Voldemar Jannsen, Estonian journalist and poet (d. 1890)

#Johann_Voldemar_Jannsen

In 1819

Pierce Brosnan, Irish-American actor and producer

#Pierce_Brosnan

In 1953

Jensen Lewis, American baseball player

#Jensen_Lewis

In 1984

Bruce Coville, American author

#Bruce_Coville

In 1950

Milton Jones, English comedian, actor, and screenwriter

#Milton_Jones

In 1964

Stuart Bell, English lawyer and politician (d. 2012)

#Stuart_Bell

In 1938

Benjamin Mancroft, 3rd Baron Mancroft, English politician

#Benjamin_Mancroft,_3rd_Baron_Mancroft

In 1957

Marco Aurelio Denegri, Peruvian television host and sexologist (d. 2018)

#Marco_Aurelio_Denegri

In 1938

Nancy Roman, American astronomer (d. 2018)

#Nancy_Roman

In 1925

Jeff Skinner, Canadian ice hockey player

#Jeff_Skinner

In 1992

Grigor Dimitrov, Bulgarian tennis player

#Grigor_Dimitrov

In 1991

Kirstin Maldonado, American singer and songwriter

#Kirstin_Maldonado

In 1992

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